Now the officials suggest these are some of the things you need to have for an emergency such as a hurricane.
Basic Emergency Supply Kit:
Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both
Flashlight crank or battery operated and extra batteries
First aid kit
Whistle to signal for help
Dust mask, to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place
Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
Non perishable food
Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food)
Local maps
Cell phone with chargers, inverter or solar charger
Additional Items to Consider Adding to an Emergency Supply Kit:
Prescription medications and glasses
Infant formula and diapers
Pet food and extra water for your pet
Cash or traveler's checks and change
Important family documents in a waterproof, portable container.
First aid book
Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person.
Complete change of clothing including a long sleeved shirt, long pants and sturdy shoes.
Fire Extinguisher
Matches in a waterproof container
Mess kits, paper cups, plates and plastic utensils, paper towels
Paper and pencil
Books, games, puzzles or other activities for children
But what would Austin's add-on's be to help him battle Irene?
Let's take a stab at it.
Beer
Liquor, supplies and recipe for Pat O'Brien's Hurricanes
Hurricane Recipe:
1 oz vodka
1/4 oz grenadine
1 oz gin
1 oz light rum
1/2 oz Bacardi® 151 rum
1 oz amaretto almond liqueur
1 oz triple sec
grapefruit juice
pineapple juice
Something to mix the megabatch of hurricanes in (Hey! that big pot that most people cook but you don't with might work!)
Eco-friendly version of Red Cups
Equipment to prepared for any water emergency: Wet suit, flippers, snorkel, paddle, water skis, surfboard, canoe, kayak, tugboat
Book - Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter by James S. Hirsch
Actress Irene Dunn-Special Mr. Nichols' movie mix: The Awful Truth, High Wide and Handsome, Life With Father
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Chips, snacks, candy ( basically anything Jake thinks is junk) Hey Twinkies can survive anything.
John Ford's lost 1937 classic The Hurricane. 
CandyLane -This is no time for backgammon.
Hurricane playlist download:
"Hurricane"-Bob Dylan
"Rock You Like a Hurricane"-Scorpions
"What a Feeling"-Irene Cara
"Hurricane Drunk" -Florence and The Machine
"Goodnight Irene"-but by who? Cash? Clapton? The Weavers? Raffi? Deer Tick? Oh please go right to the roots and get Leadbelly.
Austin's Personal Favorite Disaster movie: The Day After Tomorrow
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Hunker down and stay safe. And you know with everything happening on the East Coast, North Cali might be the place to be this weekend Mr. Nichols. ; )
No wonder Jake calls Austin Sasquatch, look at the size of Austin's foot in that beer picture. Big Foot indeed.
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Huh. So after a break up rumor springs up out of nowhere regarding Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith, they issue a denial. And then today, there's a photo op on Just Jared of the two happily shopping out & about, stopping to pose for pictures for fans.
ReplyDeleteUh huh. They just happened to be out & about today, smiling to beat the band and holding hands like newlyweds.
lol. I smell some legitimate smoke.
Very proud to see the D-word next to my name again. Take a look -- say.ly/ezoDdK
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Congrats to Austin on getting to direct another episode!
ReplyDeleteThe must be finishing up 9.05 now. That give Austin about a week or so to work on how he wants to set up what he wants to do with the script and get the notes to production.
Jake was on E! News talking about EoW and prepping to play a police officer and filming.
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Jake talks "End of Watch
This is the clip of Jake from E!News and some of the scenes they were shooting. (And a little of Jake dancing.
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Jake on E!News
Actually I found a You Tube clip of the second interview link I put up.
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Jake and EoW on E!News
With that laundry list of essentials, I think Austin definitely needs to head home for a visit with his hubby.
ReplyDeleteJake looked pretty serious in most of those clips. Playing a cop may be carrying over to his real life attitude a bit.
The new movie Drive is getting very good early reviews. Must say Gosling looks extremely sexy in it. Got me to sit up and notice.
I don't know but I think right now, anyone in Wilmington should only be thinking about vacating and forget about that show for a minute.
ReplyDeleteThis hurricane is very serious and they're saying could be a category 4 by the time it hits North Carolina and Wilmington is right there at first impact.
Dr. Nab was explaining on Wake Up With Al this morning why they think Irene is going to hit the east coast of the U.S. and why it probably will sustain as it moves up coast before dying off. I would heed what these weather people are all saying and sorry, but I would be out of there. I hope the production of OTH looks out for the safety of its employees and puts up the Closed Sign.
I'll have to watch Jake maybe tonight. I've just been dogtired lately. Work is just a real unforgettable grind lately.
I bet Destiny is glad she is where she's at right now.
ReplyDeleteIt's not just North Carolina; they are talking NYC, Cape Code, Massachusetts, etc.
And they are saying it could be historic.
So it's not something to be sitting around wasting time with because they're worried about people needing to vacate the Long Island area, etc. That the highways are not designed to handle this amount of people.
I know we'll be ecstatic if Irene veers off but you don't know that.
Oops - I said Cape Code instead of Cape Cod. LOL. Darnit.
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ReplyDeleteLet me addendum to that last comment about being very concerned about Austin over there by saying that I certainly hope he isn't going to get a wild hair and think of trying to sneak a surf in.
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe people on the Forum are asking about filming for the 26th. I mean, do these uninformed, unaware people know what is going on out there in the Atlantic?
lol, I mean really.
I am at my local JoCo library. I had to get out of that office for awhile and seek solitary asylum. My big buddy is a little whiney today.
The prep is beginning here in MA for our Hello Irene. We live to watch the weather here. As they say about New England, don't like the weather, wait a minute it will change. Right now it is breezy.
ReplyDeleteCandles, plastic, tape for window just in case, peanut butter and jelly for sandwiches. All set. I need to make sure I have my flashlights ready to go and some water just in case. I do have a cool crank/solar radio.
I remember both Bob and Gloria when they hit here. Bob I was working in town and at the same place as my brother and we both knew it was now or never we had to get home or we would be stuck.
Gloria, we went to watch the surf hours before it hit. You don't usually see whitecaps and real waves in the harbor or a bay.
The winds were incredible, which you can get during a Nor'Easter in the winter, and brought trees down everywhere during both storms. We lost power for a few days with Gloria, with Bob I think for at least a few hours for us.
It is pretty wild to see a 150 yr tree pulled right out of the ground,laying on its side, and the base and roots taller than you.
We are hardy here and we will be ready.
Hurricane Irene Called Extreme Threat - TWC
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Hurricane Irene's threat to the U.S. has been upgraded to extreme. Flooding storm surge, wind damage, and inland flooding from torrential rain, will impact parts of the Mid-Atlantic,and Northeast.
Evidently, the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners has declared a State of Emergency effective at 6:00 a.m. Friday, August 26.
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